Murano glass from that era remains coveted by collectors and designers, but the following decades were less fruitful: Since the end of the 20th century, more than half of the island’s industrial ...

They used to kill you if you tried to leave Murano. That was to protect the Venetian island's trade secrets -- of how to melt sand and minerals into liquid poetry -- and its dominance of the ...

Many people don’t realize there are approximately 100 glass factories in Murano. These furnaces are usually owned by families, many of which pass their craft from one generation to the next.

Selected pieces from Leslie & Ramon Pina’s glass collection. The Dino Martens “Oriente” vase debuted on the cover of “Fifties Glass,” one of Dr. Pina’s most noteworthy publications. From satiny, ...

While Murano glass may have been made anytime between 1940 and today, handkerchief glass from the 1950s and 1960s is the most valued. Patterns (and prices) are the best indicators of age.

Selected pieces from Leslie & Ramon Pina’s glass collection. The Dino Martens “Oriente” vase debuted on the cover of “Fifties Glass,” one of Dr. Pina’s most noteworthy publications ...